asked the Minister for Social Welfare whether any review of home assistance is under consideration.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Home Assistance.
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My Department has carried out a wide ranging review of all the social assistance services, including home assistance, with a view to framing a new comprehensive code of social assistance which would replace all the existing State assistance schemes as well as home assistance.
The broad general lines of a programme of reorganisation and reform have been drawn up and the views of other Departments are now being sought in relation to it. I hope to be in a position to submit my proposals for the restructuring of the assistance services, including home assistance, to the Government at an early date.
Would this be a form of national assistance plan? Would it be operated nationally?
It would be a reform of the existing national services.
There would not be any regional variation.
I think the Deputy had better await the publication of the proposals.